THURSDAY, MARCH 24 thru WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30
Visit keysarts.com, Cultural Calendar for more listings and events throughout the Keys.

Key West Happenings
ARTISTS RECEPTIONS/EXHIBITIONS
Saturday
Sip and Shop Jewelry and Art Show at Uva Wine Bar, 3 PM to 7 PM
An afternoon with wine, jewelry by ZEN by Karen Moore and salty island art work by Clint Moore of Mangrove Studio.
Uva Wine Bar and Shoppe, 519 Fleming St. zenbykarenmoore.com

FESTIVALS and FUNDRAISERS
Saturday
Tennessee Williams Birthday Celebration and Awards Presentation, 6 PM
Winners announced from the plein air painting, writing and poetry contests. Tennessee Williams Exhibit, 513 Truman Ave. 305-842-1666. twkw.org

FILM
Tropic Cinema:
Sunday – Hamlet (Benedict Cumberbatch), 1:30 PM
Tuesday – Art & Architecture in Cinema: Florence and the Uffizi Gallery 3D, 6:30 PM
416 Eaton St. tropiccinema.com

Monday
Tennessee Williams Classic Film Forum, 6 PM
Champagne reception opens forum at 5:30 p.m. Discussion will be led by local film critic Shirrel Rhoades. Tropic Cinema, 416 Eaton St. twkw.org

Tuesdays
Key West Library Matinees, 3:30 PM
700 Fleming St. 305-292-3595. keyslibraries.org

LECTURES
Thursday
Distinguished Speaker Series: Carol Tedesco – Florida’s 1622 Fleet Shipwrecks, 6 PM
The Custom House Museum, 281 Front St. 305-295-6616. kwahs.org

LITERARY
Saturday
Key West Writer’s Guild, 9 AM
Key West by the Sea, 2601 S. Roosevelt Blvd. (Community Room) keywestwritersguild.org

MUSIC
Thursdays (thru April)
Showtunes on the Beach, 4:30 PM
Bobby Nesbitt and Skipper Kripitz. Salute! On the Beach, 1000 Atlantic Blvd. 305-292-1117.

Thursday-Sunday
In the Cabaret & Jazz in the Gardens, 5 PM
Thurs: Jimmy Olson, Fri: FIRM Gala with Michael Robinson featuring Eric Haley, Sat: James King III, Sun: Rock Solomon Quartet.
The Gardens Hotel, 526 Angela St. 305-294-2661.

Friday
Denis Hyland Quartet, 8:30 PM
Little Room Jazz Club, 821 Duval St.

Tuesday League of Crafty Musicians with Michelle Dravis, 9 PM
Backup support from duo Yvan Agbo on lead guitar and skippo on drums. Virgillio’s, 524 Duval St. 305-296-1075.

Nightly Entertainment – Tavern N’ Town, 5 PM
Entertainment by Michael Thomas, Carmen Rodriguez, Rob DiStasi, Mike Emerson. Marriot Beachside, 3841 N. Roosevelt Blvd. 305-296-8100.

THEATER
March 24/25, 30, 31, April 1 & April 6-8
Fringe Theater Key West: The Apple Falls, 8 PM
Pauline, a musical prodigy diagnosed as a paranoid schizophrenic, lives her life as a homeless person on the street. She suffers from hallucinations, and in her distorted world she is saving the planet from a deadly poison. As her family pursue every avenue to help her legal, medical, emotional they must face the reality that her illness divides the family and threatens to destroy each of them. Key West Garden Club Pavilion, 1100 Atlantic Blvd. 305-407-6790. fringetheater.org

Thursday-Saturday, thru March 26
The Producers, 8 PM
A scheming producer and his mousy accountant aim to produce the biggest flop on Broadway in Mel Brooks’ laugh-out-loud spectacle. Based on Mel Brooks’ classic film. Waterfront Playhouse, 310 Wall St. 305-294-5015. waterfrontplayhouse.org

March 24-26, 29-2, April 5-9
Red Barn Theatre: Out of the City, 8 PM
In this sophisticated and witty new comedy, two couples who have been close friends for years head off for a milestone birthday celebration at a B&B in the Poconos. But an unexpected event tilts the long-term relationships, and old assumptions are shattered. Anything can happen in the woods. 319 Duval St. (rear)305-296-9911. redbarntheatre.com

Middle Keys Happenings
ARTISTS RECEPTIONS / EXHIBITIONS
Artists in Paradise Gallery
DAILY: Paul Shetrompf Featured Artist of the Month, 10AM-6PM
Artists in Paradise Gallery, Winn-Dixie Shopping Center, Big Pine Key, MM 30. 305-872-1828. artistsinparadise.com

Thursdays-Saturdays, thru April 9th
Florida Keys Watercolor Society Presents their 34th Annual Judged Exhibition’s
View exhibit before curtain and during intermissions of MCT Musical. Gallery of the Marathon Community Theater, MM 47.5 (o) 305-731-3046.

THEATER
Thursdays-Saturdays, Thru April 9th
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, 8 PM
Musical comedy. Forum takes place in ancient Rome. A crafty slave named Pseudolus schemes to win his freedom. Marathon Community Theater, behind Plaza Grill. MM47.5 (o), 305-743-0994. marathontheater.org

Upper Keys Happenings
ARTISTS EXHIBITIONS / RECEPTIONS
Daily in March
Art Quilt Exhibition “Florida Architecture”, 9:30 AM
Key Largo Public Library, Tradewinds Plaza, MM 101 (b). 305-451-2396. keyslibraries.org

FESTIVALS / FUNDRAISERS
Saturday
Islamorada Parks and Recreation Spring Fest, 9:30 AM
Egg hunt begins at 10:15 a.m. for ages 12 and under. Founders Park, bayside. 305-853-1685.

Taste Around the World, 6:30 PM
Food and Entertainment to benefit Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice of the Florida Keys. Murray Nelson Government and Cultural Center, 102050 Overseas Highway, Key Largo. 305-852-7887. fklcc.org

LECTURES
Wednesday
The Delicate Balance of Nature Series 2016: Florida Keys Reef Lights, 7:30 PM
Brenda Altmeier, Maritime Heritage Coordinator for NOAA Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, and lighthouse historian Larry Hearlth will illuminate us on the history of the Florida Keys reef lights. Admission free/limited seating. John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, Visitor Ctr/Aquarium Bldg. MM 102.5 O/S. 305-451-9570.

LITERARY
Thursday
The Inside Story – Conversations with Keys Authors Series: Lucy Burdette, 6 PM
Author of Fatal Rerservations, a.k.a. Roberta Isleib, is the author of the Key West food critic mysteries. Burdette will be interviewed by journalist Ellen T. White. Free and open to the public. Islamorada’s Helen Wadley Branch Library, 81830 Overseas Hwy. 305-852-9886.

Wednesday
Latitude 25 Writers Meeting, 7 PM
Key Largo Library, Tradewinds Shopping Center MM101.4. 305-451-4164. [email protected]

MUSIC
Thursdays
Jam / Open Mic with Dave Feder, 9 PM
oo-tray Restaurant, 80939 Overseas Hwy., Islamorada. 305-922-2027. keysice.com

ONGOING

DANCE
-Swing Dance Lessons with Lucy and Charlie, WEDNESDAYs, 7 PM. Paradise Health and Fitness Dance Studio, 1706 N. Roosevelt Blvd. 305-296-6348 or 305-745-5578. [email protected]

-Theo and Ganine’s Dance Center. American and International styles, wedding dance, swing, salsa. Beginner’s welcome, no partner required. Ballroom and Latin Dance Instruction. 5800 Overseas Hwy., Suite 40, Marathon. 305-766-3428. keysdancecenter.com

-On Your Toes Dance Studio. Focused on teaching ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, contemporary and acrobatics to students aged 3-18.
92451 Overseas Highway, Tavernier. 305-852-3818. oytdancestudio.com

-Salsa and Salsa Rueda too Dance Class, FRIDAYs/WEDNESDAYs, 7 PM/8 PM. All levels, drop in class, no partner needed. Paradise Health and Fitness Dance Studio, 1706 N Roosevelt Blvd. 305-296-6348. [email protected]

-CoffeeMill Dance Studio – Fall Adult Classes check website for full schedule. 916 Pohalski St. 305-296-9982. coffeemilldance.com

-Dance Factory – Social Dancing: Ballroom and Latin, SUNDAYs, 7 PM. No partner needed/singles welcome. 906C Kennedy Dr. 305-304-8184. dancefactorykeywest.com

-Key West Country Western Dancers, TUESDAYs, 7:45 PM. Texas 2-step, swing, waltz, cha cha. Free line dance lessons. Blue Room at BottleCap, 1128 Simonton St. 724-333-4137.

CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS
– Life Drawing Workshops with Annamarie Giordano, THURSDAYs, 11 AM. Weekly 3-hour long class. Models wanted. Florida Keys Community College, 5901 College Rd. 609-884-3474.

-Plein Air Painting Classes in Sugarloaf, THURSDAYs at 9:30 AM. Call Jim Salem for more information. 305-394-5555. [email protected]

-The Studios of Key West – Classes and Workshops: Painting and drawing, writing and reading, Photo and Mixed Media, Culinary Arts, Kids and Teens, Music Performance and movement. 533 Eaton St. 305-296-0458. tskw.org

-The Art Studio in Marathon – Classes and workshops: Pottery, Clay, Glass, Painting, Sculpture and more. 12535 Overseas Hwy, Oceanside. 305-289-9013. keysartstudio.com

-Morada Way Arts and Cultural District – Classes and workshops: Playing with Abstraction, Beer 101, Plein Air to the Next Level, Creating with Clay, Underwater Realism, Palm Frond Boats, Write Your Story, Exploring Paint with Taylor, Keeping Images Alive.
151 Morada Way, MM 81.5, 305-900-9023.

MUSIC
-Libby York, Wednesdays at 8 p.m., Little Room Jazz Club, 821 Duval St. libbyyork.com

-Nightly Entertainment at Tavern N’ Town, featuring Michael Thomas, Carmen Rodriguez, Mike Emerson, Bobby Nesbitt and
Rob DiStasi. Call for weekly line-up 305-296-8100. Marriot Beachside, 3841 N. Roosevelt Blvd.

-Showtunes on the Beach with Bobby Nesbitt and Skipper Kripitz, THURSDAYs, 4:30 p.m., Salute, 1000 Atlantic Blvd. 305-292-1117.

-In the Cabaret and Jazz in the Gardens, Wed-Sun 5 p.m. The Gardens Hotel, 526 Angela St.

-Dave Feder, Thursdays, 9 p.m. oo-tray Restaurant, 80939 Overseas Hwy., Islamorada. 305-922-2027.

-Southernmost Magnolia, Thursdays, 6 p.m. B.O.’s Fish Wagon, 801 Caroline St.

-Rock Solomon and Tim McAlpine, Fridays, 3 p.m. Patio Bar, 525 United St. 305-292-1450.

-Steve Gibson on the Mandolin, Fridays 6 p.m. Salute, 1000 Atlantic Blvd.

-Melody Cooper, Fridays/Wednesdays, 6 p.m., Bistro Sole, 1019 White St. 305-296-4288.